Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has instructed the Ministry of lands to start a process to compensate the Omukama of Bunyoro Solomon Gafabusa Iguru for his land in Hoima and Kikuube districts, which was encroached on by settlers and developers. The first land which is located in …
Read More »Distribution of gov’t face masks underway in Busia district
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The distribution of government face masks is underway in Busia district. The distribution is in line with a commitment by President Yoweri Museveni to provide free reusable masks to all Ugandans aged six years and above, as a pre-condition for lifting COVID-19 restrictions. According to …
Read More »Section of public shuns peaceful protests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of the public on Tuesday disregarded calls by the opposition to engage in peaceful protests. On Monday, former FDC president Dr Kizza Besigye and Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu announced a new alliance against President Yoweri Museveni. They called upon …
Read More »OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUSEVENI: Decision not to reopen schools may do more harm than good
Advocates of a dead year for schools are similar to the advocates of a continuous lockdown of the economy to defeat COVID-19 OPEN LETTER | Ass. Prof Mesharch Katusiimeh Rwebiita | Your Excellency, as government is mulling over the fate of education institutions in this COVID-19 new normal, a group is …
Read More »Profile: Who is Dorothy Kisaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Friday, President Museveni nominated Dorothy Kisaka for the position of Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. In the letter to the Public Service Commission, Museveni directed the commission to interview Kisaka and find out whether she is suitable for the position. The other officials …
Read More »Uganda’s COVID-19 cases back to 685 after deducting false positive results
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s total number of COVID-19 cases has been pushed back to 685 after nine false-positive cases were deducted. Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said while Uganda’s total cases had earlier on Saturday been put at 694 with the eight new cases picked from the …
Read More »Museveni nominates Dorothy Kisaka for executive director KCCA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has nominated Dorothy Kisaka for the position of Executive Director for Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. Kisaka works in the Office of the Prime Minister as senior advisor to the Prime Minister. In the letter addressed to the Public Service Commission, the President …
Read More »53 Rwandan nationals deported from Uganda
Chanika, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | They were handed over to Rwandan Immigration authorities on Tuesday at the Uganda-Rwanda border of Chanika in Kisoro district. Malicerino Mwesigye, the Assistant Immigration Commissioner who presided over the handover says that the Rwandan nationals were arrested from different parts of the country without …
Read More »Kasirye Gwanga: The general who loved his gun, dogs
Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Many are still wondering if indeed, Maj Gen Kasirye Gwanga is dead. The news of his death remains doubted even after confirmation from his family, and members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF. This, probably because he has been pronounced dead so many times, …
Read More »Kasirye Gwanga dead
Kampala, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kasirye Gwanga is dead. According to family and military sources, Gwanga breathed his last at Nakasero Hospital this morning where he was admitted a few weeks ago with a life-threatening ailment. He was aged 68. He was born in Mubende district in 1952. His …
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